TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Affecting Reverse Knowledge Transfer from Subsidiaries to Multinational Companies
T2 - Focusing on the Transference of Local Market Information
AU - Oh, Kum-Sik
AU - Anchor, John
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Although research on reverse knowledge transfer (RKT) from subsidiaries to headquarters is increasingly prominent, the debate concerning the primary determinants influencing RKT has not reached an academic consensus. Therefore, we have attempted to draw an overall picture for RKT by using both knowledge transfer capacity and relational capital as overarching theoretical lenses. In a sample of South Korea, we find that knowledge development capability, subsidiary willingness, and autonomy are critical factors affecting the reverse transfer of local market information within MNC networks. Furthermore, both the knowledge integration mechanism and trust are facilitators for improving relational capital between subsidiaries and MNCs. This factor facilitates RKT from the former to the latter.
AB - Although research on reverse knowledge transfer (RKT) from subsidiaries to headquarters is increasingly prominent, the debate concerning the primary determinants influencing RKT has not reached an academic consensus. Therefore, we have attempted to draw an overall picture for RKT by using both knowledge transfer capacity and relational capital as overarching theoretical lenses. In a sample of South Korea, we find that knowledge development capability, subsidiary willingness, and autonomy are critical factors affecting the reverse transfer of local market information within MNC networks. Furthermore, both the knowledge integration mechanism and trust are facilitators for improving relational capital between subsidiaries and MNCs. This factor facilitates RKT from the former to the latter.
KW - Multinational corporations
KW - Local market knowledge
KW - Reverse knowledge transfer
KW - Knowledge transfer capacity
KW - Relational capital
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1936-4490
U2 - 10.1002/cjas.1440
DO - 10.1002/cjas.1440
M3 - Article
VL - 34
SP - 329
EP - 342
JO - Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
JF - Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
SN - 0825-0383
IS - 4
ER -